Two masses, M = 2.5 kg and m = 1.0 kg, are attached with a massless string over a pulley as shown in the animation (position is in centimeters and time is in seconds). The bearings in the pulley are frictionless and the string does not slip.
What is the moment of inertia of the
pulley? Start
I = 0.27 kg m2.
See Giancoli-PA: 8-7, Giancoli-SE: 10-7.
Physlet problem authored by Mario Belloni.